‘Nigeria cannot achieve vision 2020 with arms- carrying youth’

A former Minister of State for Education, Hajiya Aisha Duku, yesterday cautioned all tiers of government that Nigeria cannot accomplish Vision 2020 with many youths carrying weapons.

Speaking with journalists at the Global Peace Convention titled “Moral and Innovative Leadership” in Abuja, she also urged government to incorporate character and creativity into the education curriculum.

She said: “We cannot achieve vision 2020 with our youths carry weapons, it is not possible.”

The ex-minister hinted the nation’s teeming 30 million youth must be tutored in character to be able to contribute their quota to nation-building.

While stating that the challenge in the education sector is not lack of political will, Duku explained: “the implementation of our policies is our major problem. We have very good political will. But when it comes to implementation we stop at do as I say.”

The Country Director, Global Peace Foundation, Mr. John Oko, explained that the essence of the foundation and the convention is to raise people’s consciousness about character so that they can become change agents in the society.

He added that “All the challenges and problems in our society boil down to the character of our people.”